Shabab Mustafa

Shabab Mustafa (Bengali: শাবাব মুস্তাফা) (born 21 July 1986) is a Bangladeshi web developer and the president of Wikimedia Bangladesh.^[1] In 2025, he, along with Mehdi Hasan Khan's Avro team, received the Ekushey Padak in the field of science and technology for their Collective Contribution.^[2][3][4]

Shabab Mustafa
Shabab Mustafa in 2022
Born	(1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 39)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	Bachelor's degree, Business Studies
Alma mater	Dhanmondi Government Boys' High School Dhaka City College Bangladesh Open University
Occupation	Web Developer
Known for	Contributions to Avro Keyboard
Spouse	Jennifer Alam
Parents	Mohammad Mustafa (father) Kazi Rokeya Begum (mother)
Awards	Ekushey Padak (2025)
Website	shabab.me

Early life

Shabab Mustafa was born on July 21, 1986. He studied at Dhanmondi Government Boys' High School and Dhaka City College. Later, he completed his graduation in business studies.^[5]

Career

Shabab Mustafa began his career as an accounting teacher. Later, he transitioned into the technology sector and is currently working professionally as a web developer.^[6][7]

Volunteer Work

Avro

Shabab Mustafa served as a moderator of the support forum for the Avro Keyboard, where he listened to users' issues and worked on resolving them. Additionally, he played an important role in integrating the Probhat and Munir Optima keyboard layouts.^[8]

Wikimedia

Shabab Mustafa (second from left) at the Executive Committee meeting of Wikimedia Bangladesh on March 9, 2024

He is a founding member of Wikimedia Bangladesh and has served on several committees and subcommittees of the global Wikimedia movement. Alongside promoting Bengali computing, he has also been a leader in the Linux community in Bangladesh. Additionally, he served six terms as an executive committee member of Wikimedia Bangladesh from 2012 to 2023 and held the position of president during the terms 2018–19, 2022–23, and 2024–25.^[9]

Other Activities

Shabab Mustafa is the founding moderator of the Bengali-language technology forum "Amader Projukti Forum."^[10] He also served as the former country contact for Ubuntu Bangladesh. Furthermore, he has been a member of the Bangladesh Linux Users Alliance and a former ardentier of the Quantum Foundation.

Awards and Recognition

In 2025, Shabab Mustafa was nominated for the Ekushey Padak^[11]in the science and technology category along with Mehdi Hasan Khan, Rifat Nabi, and Tanbin Islam Siam for their contribution to the Avro Keyboard.^[12][13]